{"id":1668,"date":"2013-03-12T15:22:21","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T15:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=1668"},"modified":"2013-03-30T04:44:31","modified_gmt":"2013-03-30T04:44:31","slug":"buckthorn-rhamnus-frangulacatharticus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=1668","title":{"rendered":"Buckthorn ~ Rhamnus frangula\/catharticus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buckthorn<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Latin name<\/em>: Rhamnus frangula\/catharticus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Family<\/em>: Rhamnaceae<\/p>\n

Part used<\/em>: bark aged at least one year, berries<\/p>\n

Habitat<\/em>: Western North America<\/p>\n

Main constituents<\/em>: anthraquinone glycosides (frangulin, emodin), flavonoid glycosides<\/p>\n

Energetics<\/em>: bitter, astringent, cooling, drying<\/p>\n

Main herbal actions<\/em>: laxative, cholagogue<\/p>\n

Minor herbal actions<\/em>: anticancer, antibacterial, diuretic, immunosuppressive, vasorelaxant (all due to emodin content)<\/p>\n

Main medicinal uses<\/em>: chronic constipation with hepatic sluggishness<\/p>\n

Minor medicinal uses<\/em>: anal fissures, hemorrhoids, post-rectal operations<\/p>\n

Preparations<\/em>: decoction: 1 heaping tsp\/cup water; 1:5 tincture: 20-70 gtt qd-qid, capsules: 1-2 grams qd<\/p>\n

Contraindications<\/em>: intestinal obstruction, pregnancy, lactation, abdominal pain of unknown origin, children under age 12; partial contraindication with concurrent use of cardiac glycosides; long-term use will deplete electrolytes including potassium<\/p>\n

Toxicity<\/em>: potassium depletion will bring about muscle weakness, paralysis of intestinal musculature, promoting constipation; potassium loss can also disturb cardiac function; overdose symptoms include vomiting, intestinal spasms, bloody diarrhea, kidney inflammation<\/p>\n

Sources<\/em>: Sharol Tilgner, N.D.: Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth; <\/span>Wren, R.C. Potter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s New Encyclopedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations<\/span>
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Buckthorn Module 2 lecture<\/span><\/h2>\n
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  • Usually what’s available in the marketplace are called “buckthorn”<\/li>\n
  • Buckthorn is very invasive in the eastern USA<\/li>\n
  • Western North America there is\n
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    • California Buckthorn – Ramnus Californica (Frangula californica)<\/li>\n
    • Cascara Sagrada (Rhamnus purshiana) is a close relative\n
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      • Berries and Cascara are a type fo Buckthorn that is the best laxative<\/li>\n
      • Part used: Bark<\/li>\n
      • Contains anthroquinones and is used as a peristalsis enhancing laxative.<\/li>\n
      • Relaxing and mild<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • American colonists commonly used Buckthorn, but is has been replaced in popularity by Cascara Sagrada<\/li>\n
      • Is contains Anthroquinone glycosides<\/li>\n
      • Laxative, cholagogue<\/li>\n
      • Wood can be used for decorative purposes as well<\/li>\n
      • Dose: in capsules 1 to 2 grams\/day<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Buckthorn Latin name: Rhamnus frangula\/catharticus Family: Rhamnaceae Part used: bark aged at least one year, berries Habitat: Western North America Main constituents: anthraquinone glycosides (frangulin, emodin), flavonoid glycosides Energetics: bitter, astringent, cooling, drying Main herbal actions: laxative, cholagogue Minor herbal actions: anticancer, antibacterial, diuretic, immunosuppressive, vasorelaxant (all due to emodin …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,444,195,39,40,37,41,38,469,49,324,470,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-antibacterial","category-anticarcinogenic","category-astringent-energetics-taste","category-bitter","category-cholagogue","category-cooling","category-diuretic","category-drying","category-immunosuppressive","category-laxative","category-module-2","category-vasorelaxant","category-western-herbs","column","threecol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1668"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1671,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1668\/revisions\/1671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}